Cardiff and Vale College Creative students support Tools With A Mission event

Creative students from Cardiff and Vale College will provide the entertainment at a special fundraising event for Tools With A Mission on 24^th March at the Paget Rooms in Penarth.

The gala event will raise money for Tools With A Mission, a charity that takes unwanted tools, refurbishes them and distributes them among developing nations. The fundraiser is being organised by Penarth Deputy Town Mayor Tracey Alexander, Tools With A Mission being her official civic charity.

Former CAVC student Luke Andrews will perform solo at the beginning of the evening, before being joined by current students The Foundation. John Lewis and the Angela Morris Parry Ensemble will also perform.

Amanda Coombes, a Foundation Degree in Photography learner, will operate a photo booth for all guests to have fun photos that they can buy to raise further funds for Tools With A Mission.

Penarth Deputy Town Mayor Tracey Alexander said: “I am thrilled to be working with Cardiff and Vale College to raise money for Tools With A Mission. The students are so talented and helpful – their commitment to supporting us is commendable.”

Cardiff and Vale College Employment and Progression Officer Alyson Llewellyn, who helped organise the students’ support, said: “I am extremely proud of our students for being so keen to take part in this worthwhile cause. Not only will they be raising funds for a charity that does so much good work around the world, they will also gain invaluable experience that will help them prepare for the world of work.”

The Tools With A Mission gala event will take place at the Paget Rooms, Penarth on 24^th March from 7.30pm. Tickets are £20, two for £36 or tables of four to six for £15 per person and can be purchased from Tracey Alexander via 07916 709305 or Foxys Deli, Penarth, The Spa on Brockhill Way Penarth or Griffin Books, Penarth. Alternatively, tickets can be bought via CAVC Employment and Progression Officer Alyson Llewellyn via [email protected] or 02920 250 250.

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Notes to editors

• Photo shows the Music student with CAVC Employment and Progression Officer Alyson Llewellyn (left) and Penarth Deputy Town Mayor Tracey Alexander (right)
• In 2016 CAVC won the prestigious UK-wide Association of Colleges Beacon Award for its innovative and sector leading apprenticeship provision
• Cardiff and Vale College is one of the top companies for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the National Centre for Diversity’s 2016 Top 100 Index. It has also been awarded the National Centre for Diversity’s Award for Welsh FE College of the Year 2016
• CAVC was shortlisted for the TES College of the Year Award 2017
• Cardiff and Vale College was awarded College of the Year at the 2015 and 2016 Insider Business and Education Partnership Awards
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Chris Baker

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